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www.ahrq.gov/data/monahrq/myqi/safety_prov.html
June 01, 2021 - is Provided
Preventing and managing medical
Reducing health care associated infections (HAIs)
Hand … HAIs
MRSA toolkit from CDC
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection toolkit from CDC
Top
Hand … Hygiene
Proper hand hygiene is the single most effective method to reduce hospital-acquired infections … Visit this comprehensive CDC Website on hand hygiene
Take this short CDC course on hand hygiene key
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/novel-icu-hand-over-tool-glass-door-patient-room
October 12, 2009 - Commentary
A novel ICU hand-over tool: the glass door of the patient room. … A Novel ICU Hand-Over Tool: The Glass Door of the Patient Room. … A Novel ICU Hand-Over Tool: The Glass Door of the Patient Room. … Intensive Care Units
Health Care Providers
Critical Care
Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/infection-prevent.html
March 01, 2017 - Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, or use an alcohol-based hand rub or alcohol hand … Basic Background
Hand hygiene refers to the practice of removing or killing germs on hands so that … To practice hand hygiene, keep your hands clean by either washing with soap and water or using an alcohol-based … hand sanitizer. … Wash hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub before entering
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www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
May 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Multimodal Strategies for Hand Hygiene
Image: multimodal strategies for hand hygiene diagram … Reduction of bacteria on the hands.
Effectiveness
Real-world conditions.
In vivo testing. … “Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria on the skin.”
“Surgical hand scrub product.” … for evaluation of hand hygiene products
©World Health Organization 2009. … Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide.
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www.innovations.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
May 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Multimodal Strategies for Hand Hygiene
Image: multimodal strategies for hand hygiene diagram … Reduction of bacteria on the hands.
Effectiveness
Real-world conditions.
In vivo testing. … “Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria on the skin.”
“Surgical hand scrub product.” … for evaluation of hand hygiene products
©World Health Organization 2009. … Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide.
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www.monahrq.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
May 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Multimodal Strategies for Hand Hygiene
Image: multimodal strategies for hand hygiene diagram … Reduction of bacteria on the hands.
Effectiveness
Real-world conditions.
In vivo testing. … “Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria on the skin.”
“Surgical hand scrub product.” … for evaluation of hand hygiene products
©World Health Organization 2009. … Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide.
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www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
May 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Multimodal Strategies for Hand Hygiene
Image: multimodal strategies for hand hygiene diagram … Reduction of bacteria on the hands.
Effectiveness
Real-world conditions.
In vivo testing. … “Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria on the skin.”
“Surgical hand scrub product.” … for evaluation of hand hygiene products
©World Health Organization 2009. … Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide.
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www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
May 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Multimodal Strategies for Hand Hygiene
Image: multimodal strategies for hand hygiene diagram … Reduction of bacteria on the hands.
Effectiveness
Real-world conditions.
In vivo testing. … “Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria on the skin.”
“Surgical hand scrub product.” … for evaluation of hand hygiene products
©World Health Organization 2009. … Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide.
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
May 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Multimodal Strategies for Hand Hygiene
Image: multimodal strategies for hand hygiene diagram … Reduction of bacteria on the hands.
Effectiveness
Real-world conditions.
In vivo testing. … “Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria on the skin.”
“Surgical hand scrub product.” … for evaluation of hand hygiene products
©World Health Organization 2009. … Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide.
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preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
May 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Multimodal Strategies for Hand Hygiene
Image: multimodal strategies for hand hygiene diagram … Reduction of bacteria on the hands.
Effectiveness
Real-world conditions.
In vivo testing. … “Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria on the skin.”
“Surgical hand scrub product.” … for evaluation of hand hygiene products
©World Health Organization 2009. … Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide.
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-p.html
May 01, 2017 - Slide 4: Multimodal Strategies for Hand Hygiene
Image: multimodal strategies for hand hygiene diagram … Reduction of bacteria on the hands.
Effectiveness
Real-world conditions.
In vivo testing. … “Hand sanitizer to help reduce bacteria on the skin.”
“Surgical hand scrub product.” … for evaluation of hand hygiene products
©World Health Organization 2009. … Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products - Implementation Guide.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-3.html
March 01, 2018 - Hand Hygiene
Slide 12. Hand Hygiene Works!
Slide 13. Waterless Hand Hygiene Steps
Slide 14. … Hand Hygiene
Wash hands with soap and water or use a waterless hand sanitizer:
Before and after … Waterless Hand Hygiene Steps
Coat all surfaces of your hands thoroughly with waterless hand sanitizer … Image to the right of text: Photograph of hands using a waterless hand sanitizer.
Slide 14. … Hand Washing Steps
Wet hands.
Obtain soap.
Lather for 10 to 15 seconds.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36635/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - Six steps from head to hand: a simulator based transfer
oriented psychological training to improve patient … Six steps from head to hand: a simulator based transfer oriented
psychological training to improve patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/six-steps-head-hand-simulator-based-transfer-oriented-psychological-training … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/six-steps-head-hand-simulator-based-transfer-oriented-psychological-training-improve-patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/six-steps-head-hand-simulator-based-transfer-oriented-psychological-training-improve-patient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/procchecklist1b-cvc-exit-site-care.pdf
December 08, 2014 - Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Exit Site Care
Procedural Checklist #1b
☐ Hand … clean gloves, gown, mask, and eye protection; remove
old dressing and discard; remove gloves
☐ Hand … chlorhexidine-impregnated sponge
dressing is used
☐ Apply sterile dressing to CVC exit site; remove gloves
☐ Hand
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44465/psn-pdf
November 20, 2015 - Why even good physicians do not wash their hands.
November 20, 2015
Redelmeier DA, Shafir E. … Why even good physicians do not wash their hands. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-even-good-physicians-do-not-wash-their-hands
Insufficient hand hygiene … This commentary
discusses behavioral, affective, cognitive, and social factors that explain poor hand … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-even-good-physicians-do-not-wash-their-hands
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
December 15, 2024 - Prevention of HAIs A cornerstone of HAI prevention is appropriate hand hygiene . … for decades, until recently hand hygiene rates among all clinicians were low. … monitoring of hand hygiene, feedback on hand hygiene practice in a facility, and sociocultural approaches … What's more, strong evidence links higher hand hygiene rates to lower overall HAI rates. … July 10, 2024
World Hand Hygiene Day.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/breaking-down-barriers-051215.pptx
February 01, 2015 - cases was no one else present (buddy system in use)
Mean insertion time 6 minutes (range 2 – 22)
No hand … Contamination of sterile field 22 (27%) Nurse touched items on sterile field with bare non-sterile hands … Breach of sterile barrier 31 (38%) Sterile gloved hand used to swab genitalia (without tongs); same hand … Perform hand hygiene immediately before and after insertion.
Use sterile gloves, drapes, sponges. …
Form sterile field on bedside table or other flat surface but not patient bed
With washed hands
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35502/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Medication errors: a prospective cohort study of hand-
written and computerised physician order entry … Medication errors: a prospective cohort study of hand-written and
computerised physician order entry … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-prospective-cohort-study-hand-written-and-computerised … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-prospective-cohort-study-hand-written-and-computerised-physician-order … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-prospective-cohort-study-hand-written-and-computerised-physician-order
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38275/psn-pdf
December 10, 2008 - Quantification and classification of errors associated with
hand-repackaging of medications in long-term … Quantification and classification of errors associated with hand-
repackaging of medications in long-term … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantification-and-classification-errors-associated-hand-repackaging-
medications-long-term … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantification-and-classification-errors-associated-hand-repackaging-medications-long-term … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quantification-and-classification-errors-associated-hand-repackaging-medications-long-term
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43730/psn-pdf
December 03, 2014 - qualitative study of senior hospital managers' views on
current and innovative strategies to improve hand … qualitative study of senior hospital managers' views on current
and innovative strategies to improve hand … strategies-improve
This study includes insights from senior hospital managers regarding strategies to improve hand … qualitative-study-senior-hospital-managers-views-current-and-innovative-strategies-improve
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/save-lives-clean-your-hands … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engaging-patient-observer-promote-hand-hygiene-compliance-ambulatory-care